]]>GREEN BAY, Wis. – Tufco, an industry-leading nonwoven wipes manufacturer, focuses on quality and customer service as the differentiating attributes in attracting and retaining some of the biggest consumer packaged goods companies in the country.

“Quality means adhering to very rigorous protocols and operational procedures to ensure that everything is done exactly the same way every time,” says Jim Robinson, Tufco’s chief executive officer. “Our company rates in the 98-plus percentage range for OTIF (on-time in full) delivery and customer service.”

Tufco ’s wipe products meet a range of customer requirements in three primary markets: personal care, home and institutional, and industrial and automotive. As one of the premier contract wipes companies in Wisconsin, Tufco is changing the game by changing the standards.

“We took the strictest quality system that we’ve been exposed to and spread it out through the organization,” Robinson says.
Tufco implements some of the most thorough practices under the watchful eye of the FDA and even stricter guidelines of customer audits.

“We produce products in class 100,000 clean rooms, and we have set up personal sanitary standards to avoid contact contamination,” Robinson adds. “When we have an inspection by the FDA, it’s less intense than an audit by our largest customers. We ace these audits because of the way we’ve redesigned our quality system.”

Tufco’s quality system sets the company apart as one of the rare wipes manufacturers still being sought after by major CPGs. It is a level of quality all its own.

Tufco creates cost-effective solutions for its customers at operations in Green Bay, Wis., and Newton, N.C. For more information about Tufco’s capabilities as a nonwoven wipes manufacturer, call Jim Robinson at 920-338-2703.

]]>LOS ANGELES, March 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Griffin Holdings, LLC (“Griffin”), a privately held investment firm, has announced the completion of the acquisition of Tufco Technologies Inc. (“Tufco”) (NASDAQ: TFCO) in a go-private transaction. Effective immediately, Tufco shares will be delisted and will cease to trade on the NASDAQ Capital Markets.

Tufco, based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is EPA and FDA registered, and ISO 9001:2008 Certified, operating the largest contract manufacturing company of branded wet and dry wipes in the Unites States. In order to meet the needs of its wipes customers, Tufco also offers custom formulation development and blending as well as microbiological services. Tufco is also a provider of business-to-business wide web flexographic printing, and hot melt adhesive laminating.

Tufco’s Business Imaging division, HAMCO Manufacturing (“HAMCO”), was also purchased in this transaction. HAMCO, based in Newton, North Carolina is a business-to-business category leader of custom printed POS and ATM rolls and business forms.

“Tufco Technologies is well regarded and respected in the markets it serves and we are delighted to add them to our investment portfolio. Tufco’s presence in four different industries allows us to cast a wider net when looking for strategic acquisitions, add-ons and tuck-ins for this platform company”, said a company spokesperson. “We welcome the loyal and hardworking employees of Tufco and HAMCO to the Griffin Holdings family”.

ABOUT GRIFFIN HOLDINGS, LLC

Founded in 2008, Griffin Holdings, LLC is a Los Angeles, California based, privately held investment firm that specializes in leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, growth equity and recapitalizations. The company seeks to augment its portfolio company businesses by providing its operational and financial expertise. For more information please visit us at www.griffinhld.com

Tufco’s ability to preheat materials prior to completing the hot melt laminating process generates enhanced adhesion and reduced adhesive add-on rates. This results in a more economical commercial adhesive laminating capability on substrates up to 120 inches in width.

Tufco is an award-winning supplier of wide web flexographic printing and adhesive laminations. The company creates cost-effective solutions for its customers at operations in Green Bay, Wis., and Newton, N.C.

For more information on Tufco’s hot melt laminating capabilities, contact:

Tufco’s award came in the Wide Web category, capturing honors for its My Little Pony Tablecover entry in the Process-Uncoated division.

Tufco’s ability to create cost-effective solutions for its customers makes it one of the leading flexographic printers in Wisconsin. The company leverages the high-speed capabilities of its two W & H wide-web, eight-color presses to supplement in-house prepress management and shorten project times.

Tufco employs approximately 350 associates at its corporate offices and plant operations in Green Bay, Wis., and another 100 at its plant in Newton, N.C.

GREEN BAY, WI (September 12, 2012) –Tufco Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TFCO), a leading contract manufacturer of wipes in North America and a leader in flexographic printing, adhesive laminations and business imaging products, today announced winning Procter & Gamble Company’s External Business Partner Excellence Award for the second straight year.

John Michaud, Tufco’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing said, “Less than .1% of P&G’s vendors are given this award, so this puts Tufco in rare company. We are thrilled to have won this for the second year in a row. This is a huge endorsement of the quality and service levels Tufco provides for its customers.”

]]>http://www.tufco.com/tufco-technologies-inc-wins-award-from-pg-for-the-second-straight-year/feed/0Tufco Technologies, Inc. Announces Addition Of New Assets To Their Wipes Converting Operationhttp://www.tufco.com/wipes-converting-addition/
http://www.tufco.com/wipes-converting-addition/#commentsWed, 29 Aug 2012 17:12:23 +0000http://www.tufco.com/?p=560GREEN BAY, WI (August 28, 2012)–Tufco Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TFCO), a leading contract manufacturer of wipes in North America and a leader in flexographic printing, adhesive laminations and business imaging products, today announced the purchase of additional assets to support the growth of their wipes converting operation. The new equipment includes two Ilapak Delta 3000 […]

]]>GREEN BAY, WI (August 28, 2012)–Tufco Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TFCO), a leading contract manufacturer of wipes in North America and a leader in flexographic printing, adhesive laminations and business imaging products, today announced the purchase of additional assets to support the growth of their wipes converting operation. The new equipment includes two Ilapak Delta 3000 LD-HS Flow Wrappers on their PCMC Clipper #2 converter and a H22S, 7 lane, Single Fold, Horizontal Towelette,form/fill/seal machine from Circle Packaging.

Commenting on this latest equipment expansion, John Michaud, Tufco’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing said, “These assets couldn’t have come at a better time. The Ilapaks are high speed machines, have a very wide operating window and include automatic splicing and in-line die-cut and labeling. They will increase capacity while eliminating current downstream bottlenecks and the off-line die-cut and label process. The H22S from Circle Packaging will give us more options on package size and boost our competitive position in the single count towelette market. These investments were integral to our corporate objective of decreasing waste and downtime and were needed to support our current sales growth”.

Tufco, headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has manufacturing operations in Wisconsin and North Carolina.

]]>http://www.tufco.com/hello-world/feed/0Tufco Announces Expansion of Canister Capabilitieshttp://www.tufco.com/tufco-announces-expansion-of-canister-capabilities/
http://www.tufco.com/tufco-announces-expansion-of-canister-capabilities/#commentsMon, 27 Feb 2012 16:02:36 +0000http://www.tufco.com/?p=540Tufco Technologies, Inc. Announces Expansion Of Canister Converting Capabilities To Support Growth GREEN BAY, WI (February 27, 2012)–Tufco Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TFCO), a leading contract manufacturer of wet and dry wipes in North America and a leader in specialty printing services and business imaging products, today announced the start-up of their new canister line, the new […]

GREEN BAY, WI (February 27, 2012)–Tufco Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TFCO), a leading contract manufacturer of wet and dry wipes in North America and a leader in specialty printing services and business imaging products, today announced the start-up of their new canister line, the new Elsner ENR-1000 rewinder.

Commenting on this latest equipment expansion, John Michaud, Tufco’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing said, “We are ecstatic to add this piece of equipment to Tufco’s already sizeable portfolio of assets. This machine is very flexible and will give us the increased capacity we need to support our growth while decreasing waste and downtime.

Tufco, headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has manufacturing operations in Wisconsin and North Carolina.